Sharice Davids

China is the source of 80% of toys purchased in the U.S. Two business owners in Kansas have been forced by the president's barrage of trade barriers to buy product early and in bulk, and deal with supply-chain issues.

Undergrad and graduate students enrolled at Truman State, Northwest Missouri State and other colleges allege that the Department of Homeland Security terminated their registrations "without notice and without cause." A judge Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking their visas.

KCUR invited Congress members from Kansas and Missouri to answer questions from constituents about what's happening in Washington. Despite multiple invitations to each of the area’s federal elected officials, just Democratic Reps. Sharice Davids and Emanuel Cleaver II chose to attend. Here's what we heard.

At a recent panel put together by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, current and former federal employees discussed the chaos of DOGE's mass firings that have lead to wasted onboarding costs, potential late or unpaid bills to contractors and an atmosphere of fear.

Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II says that Congressional Democrats have no power to stop the Trump administration's funding cuts and other actions without Republican buy-in. Cleaver and Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids joined Up To Date to discuss the impact of Trump's first month on Kansas City.

Davids defeated Lenexa oncologist Prasanth Reddy Tuesday by a margin of 54% to 42%, according to unofficial final result totals published by the Kansas Secretary of State’s office.

Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids is running for reelection against Republican Prasanth Reddy for the U.S. House 3rd District. In their only scheduled debate, the two candidates shared sharp exchanges over abortion rights, the border and other issues.

The existing bridge over the Kansas River was built in 1959, and has been repaired numerous times. Funding for its replacement was rolled into a bipartisan infrastructure law approved by Congress.

Reddy beat Karen Crnkovich in the GOP primary for the Kansas City-area Congressional seat. He leans far more conservative than Davids, and says that securing the border is his top priority.

3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids took in $906,000 during the most recent reporting period, while former Attorney General Derek Schmidt raised $430,000 in his campaign for the 2nd District.

Representatives from Illinois, Kansas and Missouri are part of the caucus behind a package of bills that would promote healthy outcomes for Black mothers, who die from pregnancy-related causes at far higher rates than women of other races.

Today marks a big political milestone for the Biden administration: the one-year anniversary of the president's signing of the Inflation Reduction Act.